Khanye-ye Doust Kodjast? (Where is the Friend's Home?), 1987

Abbas Kiarostami
Khanye-ye Doust Kodjast? (Where is the Friend's Home?), 1987
Digital video, colour
83 minutes
Farsi with English and Arabic subtitles
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Synopsis

An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

Director

Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career as a filmmaker at the age of 30. Since then he has made many movies and has become one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian film. He is also a major figure in the arts world, and has had numerous gallery exhibitions of his photography, short films and poetry. He is an iconic figure for what he has done, and he has achieved it all by believing in the arts and the creativity of his mind.

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